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John M. A. Wojahn

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Last updated on 2021-01-11.

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John M. A. Wojahn

In a few years I will be searching for a postdoctoral position

I am broadly interested in plant evolution, bioinformatics, and reproducible science

Education

Boise State University

PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Emphasis in Global Change

Boise, Idaho, USA

Present - 2020

Thesis: TBD

Boise State University

MS in Biology

Boise, Idaho, USA

2020 - 2018

Thesis: A metanalysis of sequences of vascular plants in the world’s biodiversity hotspots with a special section on Madagascar

Oregon State University

BS in Marine Biology (Honors, with Minor in French)

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

2016 - 2011

Thesis: Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of the leaf- and root-associated microbiomes of Zostera marina and Zostera japonica

Oregon State University

BS in Microbiology (Honors, with Minor in Chemistry)

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

2016 - 2011

Research Experience

EPSCoR Graduate Research Assistant

Boise State University, Buerki Lab

Boise, Idaho, USA

Present - 2020

  • Provider of bioinformatics programming support for the GEM3 project in Sven Buerki’s lab
  • Developed bioinformatics tools for the GEM3 community

Doctoral Student Researcher

Boise State Universiy, Buerki Lab

Boise, Idaho, USA

Present - 2020

  • Investigated the reproducibility of collections and DNA sequences in biodiversity hotspots
  • Examined phylogenomics of members of the Pandancaeae

Masters Student Researcher

Boise State University, Buerki Lab

Boise, Idaho, USA

2020 - 2017

  • Investigated the reproducibility of collections and DNA sequences in biodiversity hotspots
  • Went on expedition to Madagascar with Sven Buerki to survey forest

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Oregon State University, Crump Lab

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

2016 - 2013

  • Investigated the microbiome of Zostera marina and Zostera japonica
  • Collected samples on research cruises off the Oregon coast, on the Columbia River, and in the Arctic Ocean

Hobbies

  • Guitar
  • Bonsai
  • Dogs
  • Gardening
  • Traveling
  • Weightlifting
  • Walking

Undergraduate Intern

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Winter 2012

  • Dissected juvenile Pacific Salmon to remove kidneys for ELISA analysis

Teaching Experience

Vertically Integrated Projects Mentor

Instructor of R and Data Mining Techniques for Sven Buerki’s Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) course at Boise State University

Boise, Idaho, USA

Spring 2021

EPSCoR Research Technician 2/Bioinformatics Instructor

Instructor of R and Data Mining Techniques for Summer Academic Research Experience (SARE) Class at Boise State University

Boise, Idaho, USA

Summer 2020

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology Lab Teaching Assistant at Boise State University

Boise, Idaho, USA

2020 - 2018

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Assisted in teaching introductory French to 7th grade students at Cheldelin Middle School

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

2015 - 2013

Grants

University Honors College DeLoach Work Scholarship

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon, USA

2014

  • $1000

Posters and Presentations

G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach

Poster for 2020 GEM3 Annual Meeting

Boise, Idaho, USA

2020

Wojahn JMA, Galla SJ, Buerki S

Developing a rapid plant community survey for use in biodiversity hotspots

Poster for the Forum on Biodiversity of Global Hotspots

Boise, Idaho, USA

2018

Wojahn JMA, Buerki S

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Molecular systematics and biogeography of the angiosperm flora of Madagascar

The New Natural History of Madagascar. Princeton University Press. 2022

Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

Accd. 2019

Wojahn JMA, Callmander MW, Lowry PP, Buerki S

Scholar Metrics

  • Citations: 27
  • h-index: 1
  • i10-index: 1
  • RG Score: 3.69

Phylogenetic insights into the systematics of Sapindaceae in Madagascar: How have things advanced since Capuron published his family treatment in 1969?

The New Natural History of Madagascar. Princeton University Press. 2022

Princeton, Massachusetts, USA

Accd. 2019

Buerki S, Philipson P, Lowry PP, Wojahn JMA, Andriambololonera S, Callmander MW

Metatranscriptomics and amplicon sequencing reveal mutualisms in seagrass microbiomes

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2018 9:388

Lausanne, Switzerland

2018

Crump BC, Wojahn JMA, Tomas F, Mueller RS